Influence of Facebook algorithms on political polarization tested

David Garcia ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 620, issue 7972, 39-41

Abstract: A landmark collaboration shows that Facebook’s news feed filters partisan political news to users with the same views. But changing the feed algorithm to reduce exposure to like-minded content does not reduce political polarization.

Keywords: Society; Politics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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